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Communication & Culture PhD student Terri Chu spoke to Global News about the coronavirus and its links to racism, xenophobia and discrimination

"Racism is a weapon of mass infection," says Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Roger Keil in a story published in The Washington Post. Keil studied the racialization of SARS.

During a segment aired on Breakfast Television, Faculty of Education Assistant Professor Vidya Shah discussed the fears and misinformation around the coronavirus that lead to discrimination against the Chinese community

York University Professor Steven Hoffman, a global health expert, talks to CTV News about Canada's evidence-based approach to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the return of Canadians from China

Could China's extreme measures including surveillance to contain the coronavirus outbreak set a new precedent for public health? Global health and law expert Prof. Steven Hoffman explains on CTV's Your Morning.

A new paper by FES Professor Christina Hoicka contributes to understanding how to enable adoption of renewable energy with new rules under European Clean Energy Package

Professor Dennis Raphael has co-edited a new publication titled Science and Biotechnology in Africa: Proceedings of a Conference on Scientific Advancement

In a CBC news story, Professor Fuyuki Kurasawa, director of the Global Digital Citizenship Lab at York University, says disinformation about the coronavirus is creating a 'social panic' online.

Steven Hoffman, director of the Global Health Strategy Lab and a professor at York University, speaks to Global News about concerns that a study published Jan. 24 by researchers in China may have downplayed the spread of the new coronavirus

York University Associate Professor Nazilla Khanlou is the lead author on a new paper that reviews 47 studies on protection of privacy information rights for young adults with developmental disabilities

It costs about $59K a year to support a person experiencing homelessness, but permanent housing would be less than half of that, says Stephen Gaetz, director of the Homeless Hub and Faculty of Education professor

From the Ashes, written by York University Assistant Professor Jesse Thistle, is selected as one of Canada Reads 2020 contenders

Content marketing Adjunct Professor Mangala Rao-D'Sa spoke to Global News about what an influencer is, what they do and how effective they are

Biology Professor Dawn Bazely spoke to the Toronto Star about strategies to restore and protect the biological richness in High Park

Professor Isaac Smith was lead convener for the Seventh International Conference of Mars Polar Science and Exploration held in Argentina